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Santa Maria Maggiore     Santa Prassede     Santa Pudenziana     Santa Bibiana     SS Silvestro e Martino al Monte     San Pietro in Vincoli

 

 

Santa Maria Maggiore and Santa Prassede are obligatory and favourite visits for team Paradox.  We normally get a taxi up the hills in order to arrive fresh and before the tourist busses to marvel again at the 1200 + year old mosaics.

 

 

 

 

Santa Maria Maggiore - simply the best on the Major Basilicas !

 

 

 

 

 
 

Santa Maria Maggiore

 

Triumphal Arch Mosaics       Nave Mosaics

 

 

Santa Prassede

 

Another early Christian Mosaic treasure trove

 

 

Restaurant Possibilités

 

La Forcetta d’Oro (near S Prassede), Via S Martino ai Monti, 40 (/Via Domenichino) - conveniently placed lunch location in a restaurant free area (unless you like Italian Chinese) with local Italian clientele - always a good sign!

 

Ristorante del Giglio, Via Torino 137 (near the Opera House).  Tel 06 488 1606.  We had a good meal here after the opera in the early 2000s.

 
 

 

 

Santa Pudenziana

 

The earliest apse basin mosaic - down the hill.

 

 

Santa Bibiana

 

 Bernini's first church project, now sandwiched between tram and train lines.

 
 

 

 

  

 

 
 

SS Silvestro e Martino al Monte

 

 San Pietro in Vincoli

 

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